Practice Areas
Tay Peng Cheng is the Head of the Energy, Projects & Construction Practice. He has an active practice with focus on the energy and utility industries, construction and engineering projects, residential, commercial and industrial property developments.
Peng Cheng represents clients in court and in arbitration proceedings, including acting for and advising developers, contractors and consultants in disputes arising out of large scale energy and utilities projects, construction and engineering contracts, and supply and offtake agreements, as well as advising clients in the management of such disputes. Projects that he has advised on include private and commercial developments, utility facilities, waste to energy plants, and offshore installations.
On the non-contentious front, Peng Cheng is active in drafting, reviewing and negotiating the suite of energy/construction-related contracts and project documentation for various types of developments, plants and installations, as well as concession agreements, supply contracts and offtake agreements. He regularly advises clients on the suite of standard form construction and engineering contracts in use both locally and internationally, and bespoke contracts.
Professional Memberships
Peng Cheng is an accredited adjudicator appointed under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B). Peng Cheng has also been appointed to the Asian International Arbitration Centre's (AIAC) Panel of Adjudicators, and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
He speaks regularly on issues in construction law and dispute resolution at various conferences and seminars, including to professional bodies and corporate organisations. Peng Cheng, who is a member of the Society of Construction Law, Singapore, was also a tutor in Building and Construction Law at the Law Faculty of NUS.
Publications
- Chambers Global Practice Guides - Real Estate Singapore 2017-2023
- Singapore Chapter of the International Libel and Privacy Handbook (1st to 4th Editions)
- Singapore Chapter on Construction in the Getting the Deal Through: Construction publication
- Contributing Editor of the Singapore "White Book" (Singapore Civil Procedure)
